Key holder



April 17, 1951 D. osTRANDER 2,549,228

KEY HOLDER 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Jan. 50, 1948 JNIYENIOR.

OEZELLE OSTRANDE?? Z3- BY 'Q/gwusr April 17, 1951 D. OSTRANDER 2,549,228

KEY HOLDER Filed Jan. .'50, 1948 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. DEZELLSTHA/D'l? @www A rra/Me y Patented Apr. 17, 1 951 d UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE asiazzeY l v lKEY HOLDER 'Dezelle Ostrander, South San Francisco,Calif. Application January 30, 19418;"Se4rial "No: `5,313

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The `present inventionrelates to' key holder, tag and container and itconsists in the combinations, constructions and arrangements of partsherein described and claimed.

It is an object of the present invention to provide a key holder-havingabody formed of a singlepiece ofmaterial `and providing novel means forattaching an identification ta'g or` the like thereto and which isadapted to contain a key therein when the same is not in use.

A further object of the invention is the provision in a device-ofthecharacter set forth` of novel rneansiorlatchingr a key therein;

A furthero-bject-of the invention is to the provision `of several novelmeans for attaching the holder to a-keychainor the like.

A further objectof the invention is thee-provision of a keycontainerwhich isv adapted to protectthe clothing of the user from the roughedges of `a key contained therein.-

Another object of the invention is the provision of a device of thecharacter set forth above which is extremely simple in its constructionand operation and yet which is effective and eiiicient in use.

Other and further objects of the invention will become apparent from areading of the following specification taken in conjunction with thedrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational View of an embodiment of the invention,

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the device shown in Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Figure 1, l I

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken along line 5-5 of Figure 4,

Figure 6 is a plan view of a blank forming a part of the presentinvention,

Figure 7 is a front elevational view of a modified form of theinvention, y

Figure 8 is a sectional view taken along line 8--8 of Figure 7,

Figure 9 is a rear elevational View of the device shown in Figure 7,

Figure 10 is a sectional view taken along line I Il-I0 of Figure 8,

Figure 11 is a plan view of a blank forming a part of the inventionshown in Figures 7 to 10, inclusive, and

Figure 12 is a side elevational view of the blank shown in Figure 11after certain operations have been performed thereon.

Generally, there is provided a key container in which one forrn` of theinvention consistsof` an elongatedblank adapted` to have. its side edgesbent inwardly aftern which the same is folded at approximately itscenter whereby to provide on either side of` the finished. device a`slot for the reception of identicationcards or the like. One end of theblankhas. integrally formed therewith a tongue which is `adaptedto4protrude through an opening formed adjacent the e-ther end. A secondopening is provided for the reception of the outer end of the tongue. Anovel arrangement is provided for the reception of an inner end` of aswiveled member: for the attaching cf a key chain or the like. Thefolded device has means for pivotally` mounting a` key so that itnormallylies withinthe' device but which may be easily rotatedYoutwardly for use. In a modification of the invention aremovable eye isutilized for attaching the device to a key chain or the like and onlyone side ofthe folded container is provided with grooves for thereception of identi# fying cards.

Referring more particularly to the drawing-s,V

there is shown therein, in Figures l to 6,. inclusive, an elongatedblank I having at either side an outwardly extending wing I I and havinga circular opening I2 adjacent one end adjacent to which upon its innerside is provided a slot I3.

The other end of the blank is provided with an outwardly extendingintegrally formed tongue I4. A circular opening I5 is provided betweenthe ends of the blank and its center is slightly to the left of a centerline I6, as viewed in Figure 6 of the drawing.

In preparing the blank Il) for use, the wings I I are folded inwardlyand thereafter the blank is folded along the center line I6. Folding thewings II inwardly provides flanges I'I for the reception of identicationcards I8 and IB. Alternatively, mere colored cards may be used, adifferent color being used for each container so that the user mayreadily identify his various keys by the colored cards rather than beingput to the necessity of reading data which may be placed upon suchcards.

A swiveled connector is provided with an eye 20 to which is afxed ashank 2| the inner end of which is provided with a head 22. The openingI5 is of a size to exactly receive the head 22 when the blank I0 isinflattened condition and it is so inserted prior to the folding of theblank after which the opening I5 is contracted about the shank 2I tolock the head 22 therein.

In use, after the head 22 has been inserted into the opening I5 and theanges properly formed the tongue I4. It will be seen that ythe key 23may now Vrotate a'full 360 degrees and that norf mally the teeth'25 ofthe key will lie within the A container but that the key may be quicklyandV easily rotated aboutthe tongue I4 position. Y 1

to operable In the form of the invention shown in Figures 4 Theoperation of the device is similar to that above described, with regardto Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, and it will be understood that a piece ofclear plastic material may be placed over the identification card 4Ialso as above described. The openings 36 and 31 may be utilized toattach the device to the conventional key ring.

While only certain forms of the invention have been shown and describedherein, it will be readily apparent v,to those skilled in the art rthatmany minor modiiications may be made without departing from the spiritof the invention or the scope of the appended claim.

7 to 12, inclusive, there is provided an elongated body divided by atransversely extendingcenter line 30 into a section 3| and a section 32.The section 3l is provided with outwardly extending elongated integrallyformed wings 33 and a pair of slots 34 and 35 adjacent thev outer endthereof.V A pair of openings 36 and 31 are formed on either side of thecenter line 30 and the outei1 end of the section 32 is provided with anoutwardly extending integrally formed Vtongue 38,

In this form of the invention the area of the blank adjacent the centerline 30 is folded to form a loop 39 and wings 33 are folded inwardly toform flanges 40 for the reception of an identiiication card 4I.

A spring clip is bent to form an eye 42 for at tachment to a key chainor the like and has its extremities bent inwardly,l as indicated at 43,so that the ends may engage the looped portion 39.y

In the operation of this form of the invention a key 44 may be mountedin the device by in-Y serting the tongue 38 into the conventionalopening.45`in the key and thence passing thesame through the slot 34 andthence into the slot 35.,

' vVllhat is claimed is:

A device of the character described comprising -a U-shaped memberAhaving a pair of openings The following references are of recordin theYle of this patenti Y UNITED STATES,` PATENTS Number Name Date 794,979Haverly v July 18, 1905 1,579,153 l see1er g p 4 Mar. 30,1926 1,619,582vLong Y Mar.v 1, 1927 1,793,594

1,795,291 .17,857,336 Sherwood -May 10, 1932 1,909,735 Vavrosky v r May16, 1933 2,402,347 Rotheraine l f e eJune 18, 1946.

